The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 18, 2194
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
7:09 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3356
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 187.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.39° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.71° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.